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Bills Fan Goes Butt-Out At Tailgate [NSFW]

This Bills fan, spotted at a tailgate around 9:30 a.m. by a tipster, needed to heed the call of nature. He did so with his hands on his hips, clad in a Jim Kelly jersey, pantsless....

DraftKings CEO Described Site As A Casino, Called It Betting

Last week, Nevada banned DraftKings and FanDuel in the state, on the grounds that they were gambling. The Nevada Gaming Control Board told the sites that they must apply for licenses from the Nevada Gaming Commission to operate in Nevada under state law (Legal Sports Report, however, says that the b...

Some Joker Woke Up The Carolina Panthers With The Hotel Fire Alarm

The Panthers are in Seattle today, putting their undefeated record to the test against the Seahawks. Seattle is struggling due to a menagerie of little problems (Marshawn Lynch’s health, late-game execution, an unhappy Jimmy Graham) and they need to start winning soon to push the somehow 4-1 Arizona...

Ultimate Tom Brady Fan Has Fierce & Foul Words

Ahh, a Michigan Man. Is there anything he can’t accomplish through a flourish of words and a commanding gesture? This is excellent broadcast work by ESPN, here. ...

Nevada Regulators Rule Daily Fantasy Is Gambling, Order Sites To Shut Down In State

The Nevada Gaming Control Board offered perhaps the most significant rebuke of daily fantasy sports operators today in a month full of them, finding that daily fantasy sports constitutes gambling. The Gaming Control Board wrote that because daily fantasy sports involves “wagering on the collective p...

Anthony Rizzo Is Practicing His Bat Flips

Here’s Anthony Rizzo at Cubs BP this afternoon:...

Flyers Fans Chant "She Said No" At Patrick Kane

Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane was accused of rape in August, and the investigation is still ongoing. In the meantime, Flyers fans at Wednesday night’s game made sure Kane remembered what happened in his offseason....

Report: FBI And Justice Department Investigating Legality Of Daily Fantasy

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice have both opened probes into daily fantasy sports in an attempt to determine whether they are legal or not. The Journal says there is an “ongoing discussion” within the DOJ regarding the legality of daily ...

The Xbox One Is Garbage And The Future Is Bullshit

Here is an embarrassing story about a bad purchase....

Autopsy: Former NFL Player Tyler Sash Died From Accidental Painkiller Overdose

The Iowa Department of Public Health released the autopsy results for former New York Giants safety Tyler Sash, who was found dead in his Oskaloosa home on Sept. 8. According to the findings, the 27-year-old Sash died of an accidental overdose when he mixed two pain medications....

Every NCAA Infraction Should Be Legal

Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we’re covering drones, urinals, daily fantasy, and more....

Daily Fantasy Employees Made More Playing At Rival Sites Than At Their Jobs

The New York Times keeps hammering away at the daily fantasy scandal, this time by casting some serious doubt on FanDuel’s and DraftKings’ assertions that their employees didn’t enjoy any insider benefits while playing daily fantasy games on rival sites. ...

Bills Fan Uses Teamwork To Slam Patriots Fan Through Table

Today’s installment of Bills fans ruining tables is actually from Week 2, when Buffalo played against the Patriots, but we still feel required to highlight this inspiring example of setting aside a football rivalry to work together and slam someone through a table....

The Grantland Exodus Has Begun

On the third episode of Bill Simmons’s podcast, Simmons had former Grantland movie critic Wesley Morris on. They talked about movies in a particularly Simmonsy way (there was an extended De Niro vs. Pacino passage), and, more intriguingly, got onto the topic of Simmons’s rise and fall at Grantland. ...

Fan Spices Up Ballgame By Snorting Mysterious Substance 

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals today, 4-2, taking a one-game lead in their ALDS series. Naturally, fans at the game wanted to celebrate. And one fan had a little extra help in her celebration....

Listen To Jim Nantz And Phil Simms Debate Greg Hardy

CBS broadcasters Jim Nantz and Phil Simms had a very telling debate about Greg Hardy during the first half of today’s game between the Cowboys and Patriots. This was Hardy’s first game back since his suspension following accusations he violently beat up his then-girlfriend and threw her on a pile of...

Referees Rescind Perfectly Good Devonta Freeman Touchdown, Then He Scores One Anyway

Late in the fourth quarter, Devonta Freeman and the Falcons were trailing Washington 16-12 when Freeman seemingly scored on this touchdown catch. For some inexplicable reason, the referees called it an incomplete pass and the Falcons. ...

Report: Giants Tight End Daniel Fells Could Lose Foot To MRSA Infection

Daniel Fells suffered an ankle injury in practice a little over a week ago. Initially, it wasn’t thought to be serious. He was given a cortisone shot for the pain and coach Tom Coughlin was optimistic he’d play last week. Instead, he went to the hospital with 104-degree fever and has since undergone...

410-Pound Baylor Tight End Has Great Moves, Catches Touchdown Pass

LaQuan McGowan is a 6’7”, 410 pound tight end for Baylor. That’s impressive enough, but consider the move he puts on a Kansas defender here to find the end zone and give the Bears a 38-7 second quarter lead....

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